France kicks out Roma, again (euobserver, link): "Roma in
France's northern city of Lille were expelled from their camps
over the weekend as police dismantled the settlements, despite
promises by President Francois Hollande to end the practice"

GERMANY: An
eastern German mayor stands up to the Neo-Nazis (Der
Spiegel, link): "Germany's far-right National Democratic
Party plans to hold a 'festival' this weekend in the eastern
German town of Pasewalk. But locals, led by the mayor, are trying
to stop the neo-Nazi event. It is the first time the area's population
has stood up to the extremists - and it may turn out to be a
losing battle"

GREECE: Flares
thrown into makeshift mosque near Piraeus (Ekatherimini,
link): "Suspected member sof the extreme right-wing Chrysi
Avgi (Golden Dawn) attacked a makeshift mosque in Kaminia, near
Piraeus, late on Friday, using flares, causing alarm among Muslim
worshippers but no injuries"

GREECE: Illegal
migrants eye charter flights (Ekathimerini, link): "Faced
with tighter police controls at Greece's western ports of Patras
and Igoumenitsa, human traffickers are increasingly using smaller
airports across the country to smuggle illegal migrants into
Western Europe"

MALTA: Interview:
Challenging negative stereotypes (Malta Independent,
link): "As one of the founders of the Migrants
Network for Equality, Osman Dicko is keen to stress that many
negative beliefs about African immigrants are unfounded. Assuming
that they are criminal, or that they live off social benefits,
is very much wrong"

NORWAY: Norweigans
uncomfortable about beggars (The Foreigner, link): "As
the plight of and the debate about what to do about the Roma
People continues, Norwegian politicians and police advocate a
renewed begging ban"

NORWAY: Poor
help for elective immigrants (The Foreigner, link): "Norways
state systems work to help the discriminated integrate, but those
moving for love often have to manage themselves"

UK: New
IPCC investigation into custody sergeant in Sean Rigg case(The Independent, link): "A new investigation into
the custody sergeant who was found to have lied under oath at
the Sean Rigg inquest has been launched by the Independent Police
Complaints Commission amid criticisms about its original investigation
which found no wrongdoing against any of the three officers involved
in his death"

UK: Terror
law review highlights collateral damage (IRR, link):
"In June, the second review of terrorism acts was published
by David Anderson, QC, the Independent Reviewer of Terrorism
Legislation. Given the limits of his remit, he has provided a
circumscribed critique. Nonetheless, the report points towards
possible reform of the now well-entrenched terrorism laws"